Dorothea

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Dorothea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Dorothea
Donisthorpe, 1948
Type species
Dorothea novobritainae, now Vollenhovia novobritainae

Vollenhovia novobritainae casent0901005 p 1 high.jpg

Vollenhovia novobritainae casent0901005 d 1 high.jpg

Specimen Labels

This genus is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Vollenhovia.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • DOROTHEA [junior synonym of Vollenhovia]
    • Dorothea Donisthorpe, 1948c: 65. Type-species: Dorothea novobritainae, by monotypy.
    • Dorothea junior synonym of Vollenhovia: Ettershank, 1966: 146.

References

  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 206, Dorothea as junior synonym of Vollenhovia)
  • Donisthorpe, H. 1948c. A new genus and species of ant from New Britain. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 60: 65-66 (page 65, Dorothea as genus)
  • Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 146, Dorothea as junior synonym of Vollenhovia)